Sealand is an island in the southern part of the North Sea, Latitude 51-53 North, Longitude 01-28 East. The Principality of Sealand was founded in 1967 and founded as a sovereign state. The Sovereign of the Principality of Sealand H. H. Prince Roy of Sealand has proclaimed in 1975 a fundamental law to his state. Based on this constitution several laws become legal. The Knowledge of present laws is fundamentally important for national and international relations.

This first publication of the gather statutes gives also information of special laws, but they do not cancel the British Law of Contract and the British Common Law on which the law of the Principality of Sealand is a modern state of Justice.

In consciousness of his responsibility before God and before man, and inspired by the will to serve the cause of Peace for his People and for all peoples in the world, the sovereign ruler of the Principality of Sealand, His majesty Prince Roy of Sealand, for himself and for his successors to the throne, by virtue of his constitutional authority resolves, swears and proclaims the following.

1.1. The dignity of man is unimpeachable. To respect and preserve this dignity is the duty of all national authority. 1.2 The Sovereign and his people acknowledge the inviolable and inalienable rights of man as the basis of every human community, of freedom and of justice in the world, and recognize that these rights are in complete accord with the General Declaration of Human Rights as already defined by other States on December l0th, 1948. 1.3 The following rights are binding on the Sovereign, his successors, the legislature, the executive authority and the administration of justice, as immediately effective by the law.

2.1 Everyone has the right to the free development of his or her personality, as far as this does not infringe upon the rights of others. 2.2 Everyone has the right to life and physical safety. The freedom of the person is unassailable and may be restricted only by law.

4.1 A subject of the State is that person who possesses citizenship or acquires it. 4.2 The first citizen is the Sovereign. All executive power originates from him. This supreme power is passed on to the Sovereign's heir, who is designated by him. The Sovereign designates this heir on the proclamation of this law, later upon taking over supreme power, and also designates at least the next two in line of succession. Should certain heirs or next in line of succession not be able to accept the supreme power because they have died, and should further heirs not have been appointed, the Privy Council decides upon a person as Sovereign. In the case of equal voting, the President of the Privy Council has the casting vote. 4.3 Members of the Privy Council, those entrusted with political assignments, members of the government, chargè d'affaires and members of the diplomatic service are always citizens of the State by reason of thend their citizenship. 4.4 Other persons acquire nationality by conferring of this by the Sovereign. An appointed consul will be given preference when laying claim to citizenship. 4.5 Legal persons and corporations who prove their domicile by registration in a register especially furnished by law for the purpose are citizens. 4.6 No citizen may be extradited at the demand of another state unless authorized by the Sovereign. 4.7 A dispossession of nationality is only permissible when as a result the person concerned does not become stateless, except where the Sovereign considers that it is necessary for such dispossession in the best interest of SEALAND or any of its citizens.

Should for any cause or by reason of any law whatsoever, the State be transferred to another, be united with another state, or be changed into a federation, or be changed for any other reasons of whatever kind, the nationality of SEALAND continues to be valid until the possessor of its citizenship accepts the citizenship of another nation.

6.1 The ministers of the country, the President of the High Court, the President of the STATE BANK, and two further persons called upon by the Sovereign constitute the Privy Council, which is bound under obligation to advise the Sovereign. The Minister of Foreign Affairs is the President of the Privy Council. 6.2 A member of the Privy Council may not be called to account for a punishable offence, unless the Sovereign, expressly authorizes the commencement of proceedings.

8.1 All citizens enjoy freedom of movement within all territories of the State. 8.2 This right may be limited by law only when sufficient means for supporting life are not available, or when special burdens would ensue for the State, or in cases where it is necessary to prevent access for reasons of national security, for control of epidemics, natural catastrophes or especially severe disasters, or if it is necessary to prevent punishable actions, or actions which the Sovereign and Privy Council consider are likely to lead to such actions. 8.3 SEALAND will not provide a haven for any person who is fleeing from justice.

10.1 section 10.1. Whoever as a citizen misuses the fundamental regulations of the State forfeits his or her fundamental rights. 10.2 Insofar an only a restriction of the basic regulations of the State is foreseen in this law, the appropriate law must be valid in general and not for the individual case.

11.1 The legislature is bound to constitutional order, the executive authority and legal decisions in law and justice. 11.2 All state nationals have the right to resist anyone who attempts to set aside this regulation, if other redress is not possible.

12.1 All legislation rests with the Sovereign. 12.2 For the preservation of peace and for security of the country, the Sovereign may by law consent to the restriction of the Sovereign’s power. 12.3 For the settlement of international disputes the Sovereign assents to entering into agreements concerning a general comprehensive, obligatory, international jurisdiction of arbitration. 12.4 The Legal system, otherwise, is based on the British Common Law and the British Law of Contract. This does not exclude certain special laws which then take precedence over this law. 12.5

Revenues from these laws belong to the Sovereign as well as to the ministries or the representatives of monopolies, in accordance with contractually regulated ratio of distribution. Changes in legally stipulated taxes or privileges can be made only with the agreement of the person concerned or at reasonable interval of time.

The levying of customs duties and taxes is made by the Ministry of Finances, on the advice of the Privy Council.

The Sovereign takes the necessary steps to ensure that an audit of accounts and an examination of the ratio of distribution takes place.

The general provisions of international law are a constituent part of the constitutional law of SEALAND and have precedence over other laws; they create rights and duties directly for the nationals of the State.

18.1 For the maintenance of law and order there is the national Tribunal, divided into two senates, the first senate is responsible for matter of international law, public law and constitutional law; the second senate is responsible for all other legal matters. 18.2 Each senate has a president. The president of the first senate is the President of the Supreme Court of Justice and member of the Privy Council. 18.3 The second senate is the Court of Appeal for the Boards of Justice subordinate to it. 18.4 At least two persons are appointed to each senate, and at least one person to each Board of Justice, and they must establish their qualification for juridical function. 18.5 The courts work out their regulations of procedure themselves, within the framework of this law.

19.1 Everyone may claim to be legally heard before the Court. 19.2 A person can only be sentenced when the offence was legally defined before the deed was committed. No criminal act will be retrospectively made such an offence. 19.3 No one may be convicted more than once for the same offence. 19.4 There is no death sentence. 19.5 Imprisonment is permitted only with the approval of the President of the Supreme Court, or his authorized deputy. 19.6 The right of granting a pardon is a prerogative of the Sovereign.

20.1 The Sovereign appoints the President of the National State Bank, who is entrusted with carrying out of everything connected with putting into circulation of money, the provision of loans, the security of the currency and the handling of the clearing system at home and abroad. 20.2 The right to the minting of money is not a matter for the State Bank which, however, must be informed of the monetary circulation. 20.3 The legal currency is the SEALAND Dollar. All the services of the State and organs of the State should be settled preferably in this currency. 20.4 Penal provisions for the money and coinage can be legally regulated only with the agreement of the Sovereign.

the Special Ministry for all other national and international matters,

and such other Ministries as the Sovereign may from time to time decide.

21.3 Each Ministry equips itself with its own organisation. 21.4 It is permissible for a minister to serve in various ministries. 21.5 Drafts of laws for a Ministry are to be justified in detail to the Sovereign. 21.6 Laws promulgated by the Sovereign are to be published in a National Memorandum.

22.1 For special services for the State, the Sovereign awards orders, titles and privileges. 22.2 The Honours listed in section 22.1 will be created by the Sovereign by special law, and the rights conferred by these Honours documented. 22.3 Orders, titles and privileges can also be awarded as hereditary orders, titles and privileges. 22.4 The Privy Council can put forward to the Sovereign the names of suitable persons on whom Honours may be bestowed.

23.1 This law comes into force on the day on which the Sovereign signs it. 23.2 All institutions and organs of the State are to be sworn in at the Constitution. By his signature the Sovereign confirm this Constitution by affirmation under oath.

In certain special cases by special regulation of the Sovereign it may be ordered that no taxes shall be imposed, for example, if only small amounts of tax would result or, if assessment of taxes and imposition of taxes would be inequitable or an undue hardship under the circumstances of individual case but the decision shall always be that of the Sovereign or his duly authorized representative.

Any decision relating to the tax assessed or waived will be communicated to the taxpayer by the State. A tax receipt will be given for all tax payments. All decisions made against the taxpayer may be revoked by the State in favor of the taxpayer.

There may be granted a respite in payment of taxes by the State but if it thinks it necessary to make the taxpayer enter into a conditional bail bond either with or without a surety it shall have the power to do so.

Tax statutes become barred after two years. The barring begins the 31st of December of each year. A demand for such taxes prevents the bar from operating and this shall be so whether the demand is actually received by the taxpayer or not as the posting of a demand by the State or its authorized representative shall be considered sufficient demand in this connection.

The fiscal authority of the State is entitled to enforce the adherence to the regulations and in the event of default by the taxpayer the State may make a penal assessment on the taxpayer which he will then pay.

The taxpayer is entitled to protest against a tax assessment before the competent court of the PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND. This relief sought has to be made within a term of three months after posting of the assessment.

The failure to comply with the tax law and the nonpayment of taxes entitles the State of SEALAND to seize and sell the assets of the taxpayer, but only to the amount of the debited taxes and the expenses of recovering the same.

Natural persons are liable to an income-tax on all incomes earned in Sealand. Artificial persons like corporate entities and companies also are subject to income-tax. Income is profit out of industrial activity, profit out of capital assets, and profit out of leasing activities.

Profit is the increase of assets during one year subject to addition and subtraction of investments and withdrawals and such allowances as may from time to time be permitted by the State. Expenses which do not operate for the maintenance, obtaining, and securing of profit have to be disregarded in assessing profits.

Assets situated in the PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND are liable to property tax and death duty. There are not imposed any property taxes or death duties at the moment. Nevertheless the State is entitled to impose those taxes, subject to announcement two years in advance.

The STATE BANK, with the help of powers concerning Currency policy which are vested in the State Bank by law, shall regulate the money circulation and the credit supply of the PRINCIPALITY with the aim of safeguarding the currency and banking side of payment transactions at home and abroad.

The STATE BANK has the exclusive right to issue banknotes. These notes are made out in SEALAND Dollars and are the only unrestricted paper legal tender. The smallest banknote is for fifty SEALAND Dollars. The STATE BANK may withdraw banknotes from circulation. The STATE BANK is not obliged to replace notes which have become lost, destroyed, forged, counterfeit or invalid.

The STATE BANK shall fix the interest rates and, when the case arises, discount rates to be used in each case for its transactions for the purpose of controlling money circulation and borrowing and shall define the principles for its credit business and open market operations.

Banks domiciled in SEALAND and wishing to conduct business need the authorization of the STATE BANK. When granting this permit, the State Bank may impose restrictions. Observance of these restrictions shall be controlled by the State Bank or by an inspection organization appointed by it. Violations may be punished by withdrawal of the permit to operate a bank.

Any person distributing money tokens (coins, notes) or using them for payment without authorization shall be punished. In addition all international regulations on fraud and attempted fraud will apply.

Law relating to the keeping of registers in the field of powers of Attorney, Registration of companies and shipping[edit]

All persons and institutions entrusted with activities under public law by the Sovereign of the PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND have to be recorded in a special register, whereby the extent of the authorization has to be specified in detail. All persons and institutions will be recorded in the same register of Powers of Attorney (Register A) with detailed specification of the authorization, who are authorized for a natural or an artificial person of the PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND.

All Companies having limited liability and Corporations will be recorded in the public Register of Companies (Register B). Only such registered companies and corporations are considered as having their domicile in the PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND.

All companies incorporated in Register B have to deposit with the STATE BANK of SEALAND a sum equal to 10 % of its issued capital. This deposit will earn interest at the rate of 4 % per annum and will be refunded to the Company or its liquidator upon dissolution but such money will be available for creditors (if any) on such dissolution.

Before any company can be incorporated in the PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND it is neccessary for it to register in Register B, and founders to satisfy the Registrar of Companies as to its articles of association, and that it owns the designated capital, and to prove its compliance with § 4 of this law.

The Registrar of Companies or such person as may be authorized by him from time to time shall have the right to audit and examine the balance sheet and profit and loss account of the company and its Directors shall not later than 8 months after the end of each year, of each company file with the Registrar a statement of the business status and business activity, and of the assets of such company and also a balance sheet and profit and loss account and such accounts shall form the basis of assessment of the companies taxes.

If any company registered in Register B fails to file its balance sheet and profit and loss account within eight months of its due date, or if the company becomes insolvent and does not pay its debts or its taxes, or if for any other reason the Registrar of Companies is of the opinion that it is just and equitable that the company should be dissolved, he shall have the right so to dissolve the company and appoint a liquidator to collect in the company's assets and pay its debts in such priority as may from time to time apply to SEALAND companies. But so that all moneys due to the State of SEALAND shall be paid in priority to all other debts. Any surplus after paying all costs and expenses of liquidation will be refunded to the share holders in the company.

Sealanders and foreigners who enter or leave the territory of the PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND are obliged to prove their identity by a valid passport and on entering to have a visa entered in such passport.

In cases where the Sovereign considers it might endanger the interests of the PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND to issue a passport to any person or to permit a person to whom a passport has been issued to retain it, such passport may be refused or withdrawn.

In legal matters, consular officials shall make use of the advice and assistance of a person of their confidence, resident in the host country while performing their duties (usually a person authorized by the law of the host country to give professional legal Advice.)

The authorization to perform consular duties may be restricted or cancelled at any time. Claims for compensation for consular officials may be directed to the Foreign Ministry but there does not exist a legal claim to the receipt of any fees or compensation and all fees received by any consular official from a third party are the property of SEALAND.

For services of special merit to the PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND the Sovereign of the PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND hereby donates the ORDER OF SEALAND in order to visibly express appreciation and acknowledgment.

The medal symbol is a red lined cross of white enamel, the joists of which are tapered. In the centre are placed the State arms on a black background. The Grand ORDER OF SEALAND wears underneath the shield two crossed golden swords. The ribbon of the order is red with a white-black border.

The GRAND ORDER OF SEALAND is worn around the neck on a red ribbon. Additionally there is worn a ribbon from the right shoulder towards the left hip. The ribbon is red. Together with the GRAND ORDER OF SEALAND there is worn an octagonal golden star on the left chest, the centre of which bears the State arms.

The DISTINGUISHED ORDER OF SEALAND is worn according to § 4, sub-section 1, on a red ribbon. There belongs to it the same shoulder-ribbon as under § 4, sub- section 1. Together with it is worn a golden star as under § 4, sub-section 1 but hexagonal.

The award of the order is made by the Sovereign. The award is recorded in a Special Order Register. The recipient receives a certificate of the award as well as the order which will be his own property.